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Bollettino Della Societa Italiana Di Biologia Sperimentale
|December 15, 1979
Abstract:
Inhibitory substances (or substance) of alcohol: NAD oxidoreductase activity are present in petroleumbenzin extracts of both less than 1-year-old and 8-year-old pea seeds. The inhibitory effect is very strong when petroleumbenzin extracts of "old" pea seeds are used, only mild in the case of "young" pea seeds. These results suggest a relatioship between the inhibitory substances and ageing of the seeds.
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